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rrsi & H t ?|| Tp* 1 1T^ *8 The Abbeville Press and banner, j BY IIUGII WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1889. VOLUME XXXIII. NO. 50. f| m ???KWC?WBHW J- 4.?J. WLWWmU > IJJXI*'. 'i^ ; THE ' PEOFj r<c mtr ? TS |?t? |TW|WSt We huv The greates r as possible. ] in the Latest Styles. from $8 to $30, complete line of Alpa Undoubtedly t Tlie most beatiti ~%7?T e> '\jZ/ No We alwa Even the smallest Pi* , pleasure in showing ev m Sii^osUoiis ns Co Missions. Mr. Editor:?Will you allow a layman to address you, on the subject ?E of Foreign Missions, in an unorthodox Wliat is the end in view when we scud Missionaries to a non-i-liristinn ft Is it'taught by the Bible that all are ^Llost who do not know (hri-t V Jf that lie so, then ftit of us should V either go or send to save the i>erishini w If. bciiisr without the law, (?'od 1 judges them without tin* law, then \vc need not be in such a hurry to snatch each individual from eternal punishbuent. fc ]{ut is it not the object of the enrpest, thinking Missionary, rather to christianize the heathen in order to his lhigher civilization and advancement ti knowle<re of how better to organizx"pd labor to elevate all <>f his lieniuhted brethren? The latter bein.tr the object of missionary work, why do Shey hope to spread the doctrines through the nicdi* imi of the low and buoyant classes, nmonj>' whom it appeals they consider It their duty to labor? Such work as our Missionaries do in China, Japan, India, Java, Ceylon, and all such Countries, it seeiiis to nie could be pTiilanthropi.-r->. and /heir attention turned to ?t!v??cittin?^ the claims of Christ's religion with those through whose influent*, it may l?i>, so easily spread all over liu- kingdoms, commanding immediate and re>peetful attention from all classes, to-\vit: t!ie Imtural leaders of the people. Why do we not appeal to the intelligent and not the ignorant in all civilized countries'? It seems to nie an up-hill lniHiiess to attempt t<? revolutionize a eountry l>y means of the lowest elements i:i it. Von need not call attention to Christ's own plan, the case is not parallel. Should not our money and talents he used to lay our ease In.-fore those countries through the medium of the I printing pros and lecture-; rather tlsan pastoral work an.> ntr the needy poor and the instruction of the youth? lJoth of those duties rest witli I lie people themselves and lii" State. To confine our argument to one country, why may we not, in good reason, sooner hope to christianize China L?y establishing newspapers, iiitroducing a high order of literature, and keeping the v< rv best c!a-< ol preachers mar ail the centers of power and intelligence than hy a reck!?>? waste of iiil <>ur means among the riiirati'of the seaport cities, and tiie instruction of children who cannot propagate the doctline for a long generation, even if they themselves should LE OF ABBE ' Depa: l O BaS ES ,A_ : m & 4 t care has been taken in Remember that we are ] 3iit unexcelled as the be; A large line of Prin ocas. Serges, Flannels, a i- - 1 ne Largest aioc fill line of Gent's Furnisl -ill Sell 3Tc one can fail to appret ,ys have on hand an I irchase is always apprei ery one through our stool , I?o convinced of the truth of our doc| trincs? ; Docs it not strike you that there is ' j some injustice in leaving our own poor ,' J and ignorant mountaineers ontside of | out calculations and sending an exeel' lent Nonh Carolina pastor or wear his | life away in the purloins of Canton ? 1 ; We should appeal to the intelligence ' ! of the country and not. attempt to j j make under-handed, insiduous inroads Is j int<? the foundation of their religion and country through the substratum 1 1 r.f ignorance. The better people, it seems to mo, ^ won!u ho suspicious oi sucis attempted j encroachments tuul despise us as we do * the wily Jesuit. , ! Wo need have 110 fear ??f measuring * up by the Jiudhist, Confucian, I'rah- ' ! liit'ii or Mohammedan, and our ellbrt should be to createpastors and nof to steal away 111vpeojite from their liatu- ' j ral religious leader. ! I(" this letter provokes discussion of I this subject by those competent to in-P j sini'-t us, its object, will be attained. i ' As for me, 1 am convinced our home | I ( i missions are the proper places for pastoral work and the management, ofi, 11 ] foreign missions should be in the I ! hands of those capable of moulding!' tlie opinion of courts and people. Very respect fully, j! K. W. Wakihx. 1 Faith is truly a light in the soul, but j ( it is a light which shines only upon < duties, Mild not uiioii results and! 'events. It tolls us what is now to be | < | done, but it doe* not tell us what is toj t j follow, and accordingly it guides us ] , but a single step at a time, and when 1 j we lake that step under the guidance j i I of faith, we advance directly into a: i laud of surrounding shadows and dark j i IK--;. Like the patriarch, Abraham, ji we go, not knowing whither we go, 11 j but only that (.Sod is with us. In t j man's darkness, we nevertheless walk : land live in (iod's light. A way of IIv- i j ing blessed and glorious, however mvs- j tcrious il may be to human vision. i ? -? ?? j II S'i vi:s.?Tliis annoviii'T adection of , I In* litis is usually the result of some* | j ' defect in the eye which may be re nit?- j dkd l>y glasses. This fact is not gen-J erally known, but ought to lie. ln-j> stead of pulling out all tin' winkers, I j and twisting a constant siidcrer of It these annoying blemi>hes consult as ... I good oculist, and l ave ttie defective : I ( eye corrected. j I <*r> ? ! \ S?.o!.i.oi'i;i> J'oi AToK.s.?l'aiv, slice i j and wash eight or ten potatoes; butter ( ; j a baking didi and place in il a layer of * potato; season with salt and pepper and bits of iiutter; more jiotato and seasoning until all arc used ; butter on the top, pour over two cups of milk ! and bake until teinler. 1VILLE COOT AND rtment KT13 SSE f Immense V??v iiwwm til? t/ tent Hi . selecting our Stock so positively HEADQUA st fitting and best good ce Albert Suits, very i nd Seersuckers. ;k of STRAW TDBT.A.W TI ling Goods, Shirts, Cuf > 0. tlx? Bes 3iate our elegant Stoc ilnormous Quantity 3iated by us, and we K. u & & m Tlie 1'ropoiisity to liili. Pr. Hammond contends that mur-l leris natural instinct. "The propcn-i ?ity to kill exists to a greater or less I ?xtent in the mind of every human !1 lieing without exception, in some itj consists in the desire to take the life of j s (ish ; in others of birds : in others of!0 1 'I Jeer anil bulfitlo; and in still others of j larger and more dangerous animals, i 's such as tigers, elephants, and lions, r' Tn some, but few as compared with the!11 number of those who delight in taking[a :he lives of the lower animals, the im-j* pulse is shown toward other men or j11 ivomi'it. It is, however, very much *s i matter of education, the condition of, life, or the attendant circumstances. |v] I'he Prince of Wales kills a hundred i hcasaids before luncheon ; the King! J1 )f Dahomey kiils a half-dozen of his'" rt'ives before breakfast. It is to be .-up- '' j losed that each is actuated by the love >f pleasure. If the acts in (jucstion of either of these potentates caused him 1 >?' it isoiiitn eertniii that neither t lie !!t >heasants nor the wives would 1 ?t* iinnolatcd. This de?iro to destroy life is >fli*ii exhibited during the very earli- " ;.->t stages ?>f infaney. In fact, it is in- " iorn, instinelive, and no amount of! -ivilizatiou or rellnement is sullieient j o abolish it altogether. Some inilivitl- j:l ta's mav succeed in keeping it down,!*' 1 (I ml over, tin? miuk'st-mnniK-ivu man hat ever lived possesses it ready to c lominate him when a suflieiently ex- ! liting cause arises." 1 J)r Hammond pictures a state of so- '' ictv in which human beings arc in a ' lepraved and degenerated slate. This 11 killing propensity is certainly not a lonnal trait in human character. Itj ' is the outgrowth of generations of ed- .' icatian of depravity by the slaughter-r ngof animals, the execution of crimi-i ia!s, and the wholesale butchery of htt- ,l nan beings in warfare. Thedisposi-| ion to kill, if so universally present | j is Dr. Hammond thinks, must be the! ' 'csult of heredity, and is as much a nut/.lnt: /^f ? I ml l 1 ?l ] 1111 l*f i I'i ll I t \" t 1 ICf w'/. ^ ' 1" v V ...... - .. .. ... v , . ts is insanity, or any other menial do!" cel. Moral agencies :?loiu? will fail to radicate this homicidal taint. Here I > ., . it" sa work lor samtarv r< iorm. *M I CI (iooil kind words dropped in con-j{l ,'visation may he Utile thought of but! hey arc i-ceds of lloweis ?>r fruitful! lees l;t 11 i i.by tlie way.-ide, home hy i iome birds at'.sr, happily thereafter to (] rintre with bca'ity Mime barren mo;in-'(j ainsidc, or to make i'.hid muiic Ivuely j j*. .vildernos. |x J)r. Oliver Wcndcil ] lohncs advises! .' k'otijijj mi'ii not to Miit>ke. 'i! i- liable o in.jiue the sight," he .-ays, "to ivnler the nerves misleadv, to eliiVehle ! * II lie will, and to enslave the nature to m impi rioiu hahit likely lo stand in In- wa v of a flitf v t" ''if I'l-i lot ;nrd." i li JTY -ARE IN" F,.? ille< 3 FO H. Stock ef Si I p?tag Pri . as TO PLACE TH BTERS FOR CLOI .s that can be bought. Stylish. An im HATS Ever ? rjr-ffsrrtr-Er* /& (rum Fs, Collars, Neckwear, at Shoes fc 3k of Dry G-oods. of G-roceries, Hardv shall always endeavor "D f*\C* 1 i^USJ Avoidiutr Strife. A certain mother was by nature very 1 micli averse t<> strife. She was ex- 1 remedy solicitous that her children 1 hould grow up in peace with each it her and with all the world. She ' uing in her nursery the motto, hand- ' omely illuminated and neatly glazed ' ,nd framed, "lilessed are the peace 1 uakers." Whenever any altercation j rose among the children, their at- J ention was directed to this motto. It 1 mist he admitted that this mother was ' o anxious that her little brood should 1 ive harmoniously together that she ' i*as sometimes inclined to place peace ' irst and righteousness next, whereas ' n the scriptural, which is also the logwil order, righteousness must come 1 rst and after that peace. Any peace * used on unrighteousness is transitory. r is a natural result of such training!1 Ik- children grew np amiable and ' greoahle, luil they were not as <|iii<*k jA > mark and denounce wrong-doing s s they might have hoen if righteous- ' ess had occupied the first place ill c lieir minds and peace next. 1 Occasions often arise in which there !l < nothing for (hose to do whose first f im is lo be right but to stand by their j? olors and light, if need be, in their;a eI'cn.se. The 1'rince of Peace himself >i eclared, "t came not to send peace lit a sword." Those who stand up'c >r right, Ibr truth, for justice, for'/ urity, for honesty, must iu the very c ct of so tioing often place themselves J' 11 battle array. i It is not so had a thing for children > MjuaiTel as it is for them to submit j< iinely to fraud, imposition, and in-j' islieo? l-]sau would have had the the 1 espeet rather than the scorn of the j.* ges if he had promptly resisted the 1 iipplaiitiiig spirit of his b rot Iter, ;i acob, and refused to surrender his i1 iri lwii.lii Cur m nl' i-imI not (aire. 1: 'here are ninny things worse than , icre unpleasantness. II is worse to ( it in silent condemnation of ignoble ( ords and deeds (ban to speak up : 1 oblly against them. Children need |1 > lie trained ;it home lor the martial J* i?ntests they must engage in, <>r cow- ' i rdly evade and shirk, when they en- < r the lists :i< men and women. j 1 Prayer is a closing of the eyes on i lilies seen, and opening them on j 1 lin^s unseen. II is penitence vocal, ' * lith making its profe-sion, and love j ' indling into a llanie. It is a heart v roiigbl to the allar, a llower opening (1 > the benignant eve of Heaven. It is! putting oil' the shoes at Jloreb. II is ji walk l<i l-'nimuiis. It is to be present, a i the upper chamber; to sit quietly by; ii ic Saviour's side, lean (lie head on o 1 is ho-;om, and feel I In? beating of Ini- h lanuelV heart. t VITED TO IN MER i Witl YOURS >ring and H : 0S. CE BEST G-OODS O 'HINGr. Our We have Diag< mense lot of extra Pan1 brought to Abbe' TJ-A-Xj \TA.TL1 Hosiery and Underwea: >r tlie Leas Farmers especial i m i j fare, ana Tooacco at to make it your interesi UNBE] Kindness is something broader and its beneficent as love. Indeed it is the overflow of love. Our Lord revealed in his character not the wrath but the mercy of God. "Good tidings," t "Greatjoy," "Goodwill," "Save, not ^ rlestroy,"?these are the watchwords ^ :>f the Gospel. Hence the anti-Chris- ^ ian character of the war spirit. It is j, pitiless and, in the last analysis, in- t( enscly cruel. It is cruel to animals, ^ Nowhere do horses and mules suffer as ey n the armv. No siirbts could be more i lorrid and disgusting than those wit- p :iessed by the writer on the Gettys- 0 mrg battle-field, whenfthe hot sun a lad corrupted and swollen bodies of 9i lie poor, innocent, unburied beasts. p rhere was a kind of pleading for pity qi 11 (lie swollen and distended eye, in w ,he once swift limbs now turned stiffly n ind beseechingly upward. The open a nouth and lolling tongue continued " or days a picture of dying agony h vhich the tearing, disembowelling a shell had compelled. God bless and d ceepMr. Berg, Mr. Angell and their u lo-workers of the Anti-Cruelty Socie- tl y. They stand between the domestic f< iniinal and his heartless foes in times a >r w:n II III IIUl IIICU IUUS lt'ilt u UJ UJ ivoid war which tortures and mangles ai ind puts excruciating pain and agoniz- c< ng death among its necessary things? C There is also a useful soeietj' organ iz- hi id to prevent cruelty to children, lit- C 'Ic children away from home, employ- ei 'd late at night, insufficiently clothed h md cared for. No mother's heart hut d esponds lo its call. "War is cruelty to ncu in the first instance. It is then jruelty to the animals that do man's wicked work. It is cruelty to the in- ^ nocent wife and children on whom its s ravage soldiery have in past ages ^ wreaked their vengeful lust. It is a s i-ellned and perpetual cruelty to the v widow and orphan whose protector 0 md provider it kills or disables. The j Ani/irinnn io ?... iii(t.ll) L'ruelty Society. It stands with ^ L'hrist for mercy td both man and 0 east. Tt seeks to hasten the day ivhen lions and iambs as well as men md women shall live together in lov- ^ ng peace. O, then the very trees will } lap their hands for joy!?Advocate of '' Peace. ^ r; it Works of which the efl'eet is to cor- %v eel our errors, to strengthen our rea- w ;on, to elevate our spirit, to improve S( >ur mind, arc as productive in their st vay as those that tend to lower the ,j( >rice of meat or bread. U1 The strength and power of tender- p< less and sympathy ! They seem weak tl ml foolish oftentimes to the unrefiect- ni ng. Yet how little may be done with-1 nt tlieni in winning souls. Where ! ias there been such an exhibition of,'en I lis :is by (Jod himself? | to SPECT OUR GOOI i Barg EL VE1S. fg## mi c^sa i N THE MARKET i Plain and Cassimere I Dnel Suits in all Styles ts at G-reat Bargaias. i ville, at Twen TJE3. r, in all styles and gra it Money. itt otn/vnlrj yin+ frwcrof" J. y oixvuivi uvu ivi^v^ Rock Bottom Price,' t to deal with us. ilG & What Others Say. Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Per an there is no nietv in novertv tor sin in riches. But there is reason o fear lest the ministry and the memiership of the church are forgetting he declaration of the Saviour, "How lardly shall they that have riches ener into the Kingdom of heaven." Ve refer with zealous confidence to Lpostolic teaching and Apostolic exmplein support of the doctrines we rofess and the forms of worship we bserve. Do we accept Apostolic exmple as of equal authority in the Implicity and self-denial of their daiY lives? Let a minister with a $10,DO salary, living in a splendid home, ith its carpets, its pictures and magificent surroundings, read over again ml again this declaration of Paul: | Even unto this present hour we botli linger and thirst and are naked and re bufletted and have no certain , welling place; and labor working ith our own hands." It will be said lat times have changed. Thero is >rce in the statement. Paul lived in ti age of bitter persecution. This is lieerfully "ranted, but there is still nd there must ever be an inconsisteny between the high obligations of the hristian profession and vast accutnu- ! itions of wealth. That was the true 1 hristian spirit which constrained an minent Bishop of the church of Eng- 1 md to say, "I would be ashamed to ' lie worth $-30,000." It is a sad thing to pee a Christian | egenerate into a crabbed and petulant i late of mind. A soured church mem- | er is an incongruous and hideous t pectacle. Sometimes men are found 1 . ho do not think their gifts and tal- < nts have been dul\r recognized. Tliev live not been selected for prominent ositions and important missions, iome have become soured on account j( f the prosperity of others. Envy lias * iirned their sp'rits. Nothing pleases 1 liem, for a sour spirit, like a sour 1 Lomach, rejects whatever is offered 11 'lie worst case is that of a soured mill- 1 iter. One who in other days led his 51 'onference has fallen behind in the " ice. He is no longer chosen to proni-j? lent positions. This change tills him j1 ith ugly feelings. To bis mind t he j ^ hole Church is going to wreck. In j * >me cases the unhappy man becomes.'1 > thoroughly disgusted that he aban-|c )iis the Denomination altogether, and * uites wiih another, or starts an* inde- l? ?ndent organization, or goes back to ic world. Poor soul! Disappoint- a ent soured his spirit. . Ci Woiit11 Knowing.?Peach stones p n be utilized as fuel. They are saiil h produce an intense heat. . t< i \ STOCK OF J j )S> jj ?ains. I w J fte n4 ib# -m for as little money Suits are not only i, ranging in price M Also, a ||| ty Per Cent. Jl des. M|| that We shall take J|j COi M The Saints.?Not all in Heaven.?The follwing incident proves . 3 conclusively that there are saints whose names have not been put in the calender and that some of these heavenly ones still linger among us. The Boston Hecord says : "Yesterday was the coldest day yet, and its sharpness furnished occasion for a very grateful act, of which the Historian was witness. In a West End horse car sat a poor mother with a child in her arms. The clothes of the mother were thin and could hold little or uo more mending. Thachild, whose bandaged eyes suggested that the mother had been to see a doctor, was wrapped in a miserable little shawl that would be but as a sieve against a sharp wind. "A lady on the other side of the car arose to leave; on her arm was folded :i comfortable looking shawl. In passing she spread this over the child. 'Accp it,' she said in a low voice as she passed out." ???> Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Aristocrats are not pleasant companions. They assume and presume. They claim a measure of exemption from the ordinary laws of politeness. j i uiey are grum or curr, n is something that must be received in uncomplaining meekness. But these worldly aristocrats are delightful company when compared to the ecclesiastical aristocrat. He is the embodiment of superciliousness. His recognition is ? scarcely civil, and there is about it an air of patronizing condescension, which says, "Yes, oh yes, you are a rood sort of people?but"?and then follow certain qualifications to this faint praise. The typical representative of all such is drawn by Him who xnew what was in man?that representative is the Pharisee. I)r. John Hall is quoted as saying: 'One who is healthy does not wish to line at a dissecting-table. There is jvil enough in man, Got! knows ! But t is not the mission of every young nan and woman to detail and report it ill. Keep the atmosphere as pure as Hwsiuif, mm uivjjiuiii wuu genueness lihI charity." That is a wise remark. ['here are family boards where a contant process of depreciating, assignng motives, and cutting up character ;oes on. Let our homes be centers of rank kindness?where whatsoever is lively and true and of good report is onsidered, and leave character dissecion to others. Haptist Teacher. it does not follow that a man is not tp* good man, or even a great man, benuse he is not adapted to the office of unday-school superintendent. If he roves to be a failure, frankly tell him ow it seems to you, if you be his pasir, or his fellow-worker and his friend.